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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      29,411</td>
<td class="r data">      16,318</td>
<td class="r data">    55.5</td>
<td class="r data">       7,569</td>
<td class="r data">       5,098</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">      21,842</td>
<td class="r data">      11,220</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      37,152</td>
<td class="r data">      18,834</td>
<td class="r data">    50.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,019</td>
<td class="r data">       6,172</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      27,133</td>
<td class="r data">      12,662</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      41,880</td>
<td class="r data">      18,516</td>
<td class="r data">    44.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,115</td>
<td class="r data">       6,706</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
<td class="r data">      29,765</td>
<td class="r data">      11,810</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      44,152</td>
<td class="r data">      17,880</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
<td class="r data">      13,345</td>
<td class="r data">       6,858</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">      30,807</td>
<td class="r data">      11,022</td>
<td class="r data">    35.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      44,430</td>
<td class="r data">      16,075</td>
<td class="r data">    36.2</td>
<td class="r data">      13,876</td>
<td class="r data">       6,507</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
<td class="r data">      30,554</td>
<td class="r data">       9,568</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      40,381</td>
<td class="r data">      13,367</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
<td class="r data">      13,241</td>
<td class="r data">       5,661</td>
<td class="r data">    42.8</td>
<td class="r data">      27,140</td>
<td class="r data">       7,706</td>
<td class="r data">    28.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      35,601</td>
<td class="r data">      11,628</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">      13,297</td>
<td class="r data">       5,369</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
<td class="r data">      22,304</td>
<td class="r data">       6,259</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      24,989</td>
<td class="r data">       8,595</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
<td class="r data">       9,933</td>
<td class="r data">       4,192</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
<td class="r data">      15,056</td>
<td class="r data">       4,403</td>
<td class="r data">    29.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       9,837</td>
<td class="r data">       3,417</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,462</td>
<td class="r data">       1,850</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,375</td>
<td class="r data">       1,567</td>
<td class="r data">    29.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,212</td>
<td class="r data">         393</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">         714</td>
<td class="r data">         279</td>
<td class="r data">    39.1</td>
<td class="r data">         498</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      29,072</td>
<td class="r data">      16,185</td>
<td class="r data">    55.7</td>
<td class="r data">       7,448</td>
<td class="r data">       5,026</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">      21,624</td>
<td class="r data">      11,159</td>
<td class="r data">    51.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      36,729</td>
<td class="r data">      18,685</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,893</td>
<td class="r data">       6,097</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">      26,836</td>
<td class="r data">      12,588</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      41,461</td>
<td class="r data">      18,398</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,000</td>
<td class="r data">       6,638</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,461</td>
<td class="r data">      11,760</td>
<td class="r data">    39.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      43,688</td>
<td class="r data">      17,758</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">      13,182</td>
<td class="r data">       6,783</td>
<td class="r data">    51.5</td>
<td class="r data">      30,506</td>
<td class="r data">      10,975</td>
<td class="r data">    36.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      43,885</td>
<td class="r data">      15,917</td>
<td class="r data">    36.3</td>
<td class="r data">      13,704</td>
<td class="r data">       6,414</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
<td class="r data">      30,181</td>
<td class="r data">       9,503</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      39,856</td>
<td class="r data">      13,221</td>
<td class="r data">    33.2</td>
<td class="r data">      13,076</td>
<td class="r data">       5,578</td>
<td class="r data">    42.7</td>
<td class="r data">      26,780</td>
<td class="r data">       7,643</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      35,150</td>
<td class="r data">      11,477</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">      13,133</td>
<td class="r data">       5,272</td>
<td class="r data">    40.1</td>
<td class="r data">      22,017</td>
<td class="r data">       6,205</td>
<td class="r data">    28.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      24,630</td>
<td class="r data">       8,485</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
<td class="r data">       9,800</td>
<td class="r data">       4,117</td>
<td class="r data">    42.0</td>
<td class="r data">      14,830</td>
<td class="r data">       4,368</td>
<td class="r data">    29.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       9,709</td>
<td class="r data">       3,372</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,417</td>
<td class="r data">       1,821</td>
<td class="r data">    41.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,292</td>
<td class="r data">       1,551</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       1,198</td>
<td class="r data">         389</td>
<td class="r data">    32.5</td>
<td class="r data">         706</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">    39.1</td>
<td class="r data">         492</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    23.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         339</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">    39.2</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">    35.1</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
<td class="r data">         296</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    24.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         419</td>
<td class="r data">         118</td>
<td class="r data">    28.2</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">          68</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">         304</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         464</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">    26.3</td>
<td class="r data">         163</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">         301</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         545</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">    29.0</td>
<td class="r data">         172</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">    54.1</td>
<td class="r data">         373</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    17.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         525</td>
<td class="r data">         146</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
<td class="r data">         165</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
<td class="r data">         360</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         451</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">    33.5</td>
<td class="r data">         164</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">          54</td>
<td class="r data">    18.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">          75</td>
<td class="r data">    56.4</td>
<td class="r data">         226</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    35.2</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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